臺灣地區12歲以上居民的健康狀態與健康行為之相關性分析

An Analysis of the Relationships between Health Status and Health Behaviors of People Aged 12 and Above in Taiwan

目標：了解12歲以上國人的健康狀態、自覺健康、運動行為及體重控制行為的相關性。方法：使用2001年國民健康訪問調查之「12歲以上個人問卷」部份資料，以SAS8.2版統計軟體進行頻率分析及卡方檢定，共分析樣本18131人。結果：年齡、性別、教育程度、職業、婚姻狀況與慢性病的罹患率、身體疼痛與自評健康情況有關。國人的運動行為則不受性別的影響，男性及女性不運動比例約有46%。此外影響國人運動行為的因子尚有職業、婚姻狀況、慢性病的罹患率、身體疼痛與自評健康情況、身體質量指數(BMI)及體重控制行為。在體重控制行為方面，有60%以上民眾沒有體重控制行為，但女性、教育程度大專以上及BMI指數大於24.0較重視體重控制行為。

Objectives: This study is aimed to find the relationships of demographic characteristics, health status, and health behaviors of people aged 12 and above in Taiwan. Methods: The data from ”aged 12 and above personal questionnaires” which was collected by face-to-face questionnaires in the 2001 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) in Taiwan was used in this study. A total of 18131 subjects were recruited to analyze the prevalence of chronic diseases, body pains, self-perceived health status, exercise and body weight control. The relationships of demographic characteristics, health status, and health behaviors were examined by frequency and X^2 test using SAS 8.2 statistical software. Results: Age, gender, education, marital status and occupations were relative to chronic diseases and body pains and self-perceived health status. All demographic characteristics were correlated with exercise, except gender. The rate of no exercise of male and female was about 46%. Above 60% people didn’t control their weights. People who are female, graduated from college and have BMI more than 24.0 would pay attention to control their weights.